North West Warriors need 77 runs, with eight wickets remaining, to earn victory over the Northern Knights in the historic Inter-Pro at Eglinton.

The Warriors moved on from 89-4 to post 167 in reply to the Knights' first-innings total of 130.

As Davy Scanlon produced figures of 5-29, the Knights were dismissed for 161 in their second innings.

That left the Warriors needing 125 from 119 overs to clinch victory and they had reached 48-2 by the close.

Niall McDonnell and Andy McBrine both hit 30 in the North West's first innings while Robert McKinley top-scored in the Knights' second innings with an unbeaten 43 as Greg Thompson notched 37 with Shane Getkake contributing 35.

The three-day Eglinton contest sees a first-class game being played in the domestic game in Ireland for the first time.